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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dear Partners –
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Last year, the American Planning Association (APA) and American Public Health Association (APHA) launched a Centers for
Disease Control (CDC)-funded joint project called “<b>Plan4Health</b>,” which aims to build local capacity to address population health goals and promote the inclusion of health in non-traditional sectors, namely planning. Their vision is
<i>“The Plan4Health community envisions the full integration of planning and public health where we live, work, and play.”<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">A new funding opportunity through Plan4Health has been released. The purpose of this funding opportunity is to improve
the capacity of planning and public health professionals to advance community-based strategies providing for
<b>equitable access to opportunities for physical activity and to nutritious food and beverages</b>. Strategies could relate to land uses, zoning, transportation, or other issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Please note that
<u>only</u> state chapters of APA are eligible to apply</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> – not cities, counties, or tribes.
<b>Oregon APA is currently reaching out to identify communities in Oregon</b> that have interest in this work and are ready to either build their capacity or to implement a specific, tangible project. There is a focus on creating local “healthy planning coalitions”
and leveraging the complementary expertise of local planners and local public health professionals to tackle issues.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">To explore whether this fits, I suggest you learn more about Plan4Health and see examples of current grantees/target
communities at <span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="http://www.plan4health.us/"><span style="color:#0070C0">http://www.plan4health.us/</span></a></span> and read the RFP at <span style="color:#0070C0"><a href="https://www.planning.org/nationalcenters/health/psecoalitions"><span style="color:#0070C0">https://www.planning.org/nationalcenters/health/psecoalitions</span></a></span>.
Read the RFP carefully – for example, it states that APA chapters cannot partner with communities that receive CDC REACH funding.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">If you believe that your community may be a good fit, please contact
<b>Becky Steckler, AICP, OAPA Program and Policy Manager</b> to explore options. She can be reached at
<a href="tel:%28503%29%20889-6536" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">(503) 889-6536</span></a></span> or
<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0"><a href="mailto:becky@oregonapa.org"><span style="color:#0070C0">becky@oregonapa.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">. Her letter
of intent is due to APA <b><u>by July 1</u></b>, so do not delay! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Please also feel free to contact your liaison to discuss and brainstorm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Heather Gramp, MPH
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Policy Specialist | Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Section | Center for Prevention & Health Promotion <br>
OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY | 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 730 | Portland, Oregon 97232<br>
<a href="mailto:heather.gramp@state.or.us"><span style="color:#1F497D">heather.gramp@state.or.us</span></a> | 971-673-0630<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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